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Dust mites are microscopic bugs that live on your mattress and pillows by the millions. Their favorite midnight snack? Your dead skin cells. Although they don’t bite or sting, their waste contains a chemical that many people are allergic to. Some of the symptoms of dust mites exposure range from itchy eyes to asthma. Uh, no thanks.

So how does making your bed lead to more dust mites? Simple. Science tells us that dust mites flourish in environments that are warm and moist. When you perfectly tuck in your sheets, you lock in any moisture or heat left over from your body. Dr. Stephen Pretlove told the BBC, "Something as simple as leaving a bed unmade during the day can remove moisture from the sheets and mattress so the mites will dehydrate and eventually die."

Hear that, Mom? When we forget to make our beds, it's really so we can kill the dust mites who want to move in.

So say bye-bye, dust mites, because we're never making our beds again (ok, maybe we will when the sheets are fresh out of the laundry).

How often do you make your bed? Are you planning to switch up your habits after hearing this news?

by Maddie Howard | 2/1/2016